Merkel's mission impossible
The high-risk nature of Germany's bid to resurrect the EU constitution is only now sinking in as Berlin confronts the sheer scale of the task Chancellor Angela Merkel has set her country's six-month presidency. While officials remain confident Germany can pull it off, concern is growing about an absence of strong partners - and in particular Britain's unsurprising yet self-defeating lack of interest.
The original EU constitution hit the buffers in June 2005 when French and Dutch voters rejected it. Since then, Europe has supposedly been undertaking a "period of reflection" - although inertia mixed with deep puzzlement over how to proceed may be a better description of the collective state of mind.… Seguir leyendo »